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New work honours late composer Peter Maxwell Davies

The late composer and conductor Sir Peter Maxwell Davies is to be honoured in a new work by emerging composer Kemal Yusuf.

By Anita Awbi 27 Jan 2017

PRS hosts event series exploring big data

PRS for Music is launching a new series of events to delve into the role of ‘big data’ in the music industry and how its use is changing.

By Anita Awbi 27 Jan 2017

Women Make Music announce latest recipients

Paigey Cakey, Playing House and Lisa Knapp are among the latest recipients of funding from the PRS Foundation’s Women Make Music Fund.

By Jim Ottewill 27 Jan 2017

Madness and Dublin Castle receive PRS for Music Heritage Award

Legendary London band Madness have today presented iconic Camden pub, the Dublin Castle, with a PRS for Music Heritage Award and plaque.

By Anita Awbi 26 Jan 2017

Music streaming growth is ‘fundamentally shifting market dynamic’, says Merlin

Growth in music streaming ‘is fundamentally shifting the shape of the music business’, presenting huge opportunities for the independent sector, a Merlin executive has said.

By Anita Awbi 26 Jan 2017

Latest Composers’ Fund artists announced

John McLeod, Ed Bennett and Gary Carpenter are among the latest recipients of funding from the Composers’ Fund.

By Jim Ottewill 26 Jan 2017

Music industry is moving towards an ‘attention economy’, says Sony exec

Dorothy Hui, Sony Music Entertainment UK’s vice president of digital, tells the music industry ‘we are moving towards an attention economy’.

By Anita Awbi 25 Jan 2017

‘Potential for growth is huge,’ says music streaming expert

Simon Wheeler, director of digital at Beggars Group, has said that the potential for growth in streaming is ‘huge’ - especially overseas - as the market develops rapidly.

By Anita Awbi 25 Jan 2017